Venetian Twilight C. R. W. Nevinson 1918 – 1919 The artist included this picture in a show which he called “Peace.” This Sunday peace flows through the Bible readings. Psalm 133 says “How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!” In John’s Gospel, the resurrected Jesus comes and stands twice … More Sunday Evening Thought
In the stillness when the air hangs heavy, when the day after death has begun but the stone is covering the tomb entrance and the doors are locked and life outside goes on without You; may we know once again that Your love remains when all else is gone, that Your faith in us was … More Prayer for Easter Saturday
A Candle in the Window – Words to encourage us all in tough times from Peter Millar Even in these difficult times may we all be encouraged by the promise of Easter – that the light of Christ shines and the darkness cannot overcome it. An Easter Meditation (This is a meditation from a book I … More A Candle in the Window – An Easter Reflection by Peter Millar
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God of heaven and earth,this is Holy Week but we might be forgivenfor not noticing.Much of the world is trapped by the very unholy:exploitation, financial ruin, food and water shortages,war, conflict, disease and lack of resources;and an ongoing climate catastrophehanging over everyone’s heads.That’s before the word ‘pandemic’ is…
A Candle in the Window from Peter MillarWords to encourage us all in tough times Journeying with Covid 19 Early in January of 2016 (as many of you already know) I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (cancer in the bone marrow). Myeloma is at the present time incurable but it is treatable and I am deeply … More A Candle in the Window from Peter Millar – 29th March 2021
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Merciful God,Great is Your faithfulness in us.Great is Your love for us.And great is the hope You give us.Sometimes, we find it hard to trust othersand sometimes we make ourselves hard to trust,but through all things, You are presentwith us, and ahead of us. We pray for everyone…
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Wheat This wheat looks full of colour and life yet in the reading for today from John’s Gospel Jesus talks about wheat in connection with his death. “Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single…
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God, we all know the phrase‘when one door closes, another opens’;and we know it’s so often true.It’s true the other way round too,‘when one door opens, another closes’.Our choices have effects –on ourselves, on other people.Because one opportunity doesn’t work out,we seize another that wouldn’t have been ourshad…
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Leith Walk Jamie Mellor This Sunday is the fourth Sunday in Lent. In some Christian traditions it is a Sunday for celebration and rejoicing, as a break from a time of austerity. It is a hopeful day. We are in Lent but it is only twenty one days…
